Tuesday, June 13, 2006

honesty Teaching Students about Plagiarism: An Internet Solution to an Internet Problem - Eleanour Snow, Innovate Online. The Internet has changed the way students research and write. Gone are the days of index cards with main ideas on one side and the source on the back. Students can research and write without ever touching a piece of paper until the final copy comes off th [Online Learning Update] 11:31:53 PM    comment

genetics Warning over cord blood banking. Parents have been warned against the use of private companies to store blood from their babies' umbilical cord. [BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition] 9:48:30 AM    comment

abuse New theory: Child abuse can cause schizophrenia. University of Manchester researcher Paul Hammersley is to tell two international conferences, in London and Madrid on 14 June 2006, that child abuse can cause schizophrenia. The groundbreaking and highly contentious theory, co-presented by New Zealand clinical psychologist Dr John Read, has been described as "an earthquake" that will radically change the psychiatric profession. read more [Science Blog -] 9:47:04 AM    comment

memory Sweet Solution to Alzheimer's Disease?. Certain variants of a simple sugar ameliorate Alzheimer's-like disease in mice, according to a new study by Canadian researchers. Although the new studies are still in the early stages, the findings could lead to new therapies that prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease. read more [Science Blog -] 9:45:32 AM    comment

audio Researchers build an ultrasound version of the laser. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and at the University of Missouri at Rolla have built an ultrasound analogue of the laser. Called a uaser (pronounced WAY-zer) -- for ultrasound amplification by stimulated emission of radiation -- the instrument produces ultrasonic waves that are coherent and of one frequency, and could be used to study laser dynamics and detect subtle changes, such as phase changes, in modern materials.[and people? -- BL] read more [Science Blog -] 9:44:49 AM    comment